London Bus Route 103

ROMFORD Parkside Hotel– Romford – Oldchurch Road– Becontree Heath. – Rainham Road – DAGENHAM EAST The Bull -: Rainham - Wennington - AVELEY Prince Albert ( Daily irregular journeys )
Service was previously numbered 308


Taken from 1934 map drawn by Mike Harris busmap.co.uk Click map to enlarge

ROMFORD Parkside Hotel - RAINHAM Cauliflower
Daily service extended from Dagenham East to Rainham - but Aveley journeys withdrawn

GALLOW CORNER - Eastern Avenue - Romford - RAINHAM War Memorial
Extended from Parkside Hotel to GIDEA PARK Gallows Corner and diverted at Rainham to War Memorial

GALLOW CORNER ( Mon-Sat ) - ROMFORD Parkside Hotel ( Suns ) - RAINHAM War Memorial
Sunday withdrawn between Romford and Gidea Park

EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
Withdrawn between Pettits Lane and Gallows Corner but extended on Sundays from Romford to Pettits Lane

12.08.53

10STL

13STL

6STL

EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
RD allocation transferred to NS and vehicles changed from G to STL.

19.05.54

10RT

13RT

5RT

EASTERN AVENUE Pettits Lane - RAINHAM War Memorial
STL type withdrawn in favour of RT.

27.06.56

13RT

6RT

NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross - Pettits Lane - Eastern Avenue - Romford - Oldchurch Rd - Becontree Heath - Dagenham East - South Hornchurch - RAINHAM War Memorial
Extended from Eastern Avenue to North Romford.

RT2211 South Road - Romford

09.10.63

13RT

6RT

NORTH ROMFORD - HORNCHURCH GARAGE (Mon-Fri peak journeys) - RAINHAM War Memorial
Mon-Fri peak bifurcation introduced to Hornchurch Garage.

18.07.70

15RT

12RT

5RT

RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Service between Romford and Hornchurch Garage withdrawn.

13.03.71

15SMS

12SMS

5SMS

RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Converted to single deck One Person Operation.

SMS793 Becontree Heath

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03.08.75

15DMS

12DMS

5DMS

RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD Chase Cross
Converted to double deck DMS operation.

DMS1886 North Street Garage

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22.04.78

NS1+

15DMS

5DMS

RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD (Mon-Sat evenings) - STAPLEFORD ABBOTS (Mon-Sat except evenings)
Mon-Sat daytime extended from North Romford to Stapleford Abbots.

05.11.79

NS1+

15T

RAINHAM - NORTH ROMFORD (Mon-Sat evenings) - STAPLEFORD ABBOTS (Mon-Sat except evenings)
DMS type withdrawn in favour of Leyland Titan T type.

25.07.81

NS1+

14T

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Withdrawn between North Romford and Stapleford Abbots - replaced by extended 175.

09.09.82

NS1+

11T

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Service reductions.

23.04.83

NS61+

11T

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Running number sequence change

T10 Chase Cross

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01.09.90

12dd

3dd

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Operation transferred to County Bus.

LR9 approaches Chase Cross

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06.01.91	DD41+	11ON	11ON	--
	SH	--	--	3dd

	Contract reassigned

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Operation transferred to Grey Green

	Grey Green 121 Becontree Heath busmap.co.uk

14.03.92

DX21+

11dd

3dd

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Dagenham and Stamford Hill operations transferred to Barking

19.11.95

DX21+

11dd

3dd

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
The terminal working changed at Chase Cross to allow passengers to board in Chase Cross Road

02.09.00

DX21+

11dd

5dd

	Start of new contract

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
New operator


Taken from leaflet dated 2001

	168 at Chase Cross

15.10.05

NS21+

12TA

5TA

	Contract reassigned

17463 Western Road, Romford

16.10.10

NS21+

12TA

5TA

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM War Memorial
Contract extended for two years

15003 Romford Station

22.09.12

NS21+

12TA

5TA

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
Extended from Rainham War Memorial to Rainham Interchange

10156 Rainham Interchange

11.04.15	NS21+	9E	8E	5E
	RM221+	4E	4E	--

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
Mon-Sat Rainham (RM) allocation added

27.06.15

RM221+

14E

13E

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM Interchange
North Street (NS) allocation withdrawn except for 1 working off Route 86 am only (NS400)

	MMC 10333 Chase Cross © Lawrence Living

14.10.17

GY81+

14DW

7DW

	Contract reassigned

CHASE CROSS - RAINHAM INTERCHANGE
Contract reassigned to Arriva London North operating from Grays (GY)

DW208 Romford

Operating Garages

RD Hornchurch
Changeover point Romford Station

NS North Street - Romford
Changeover point outside garage

RM Rainham
Changeover point at Rainham Interchange

SH Stamford Hill
Changeover point

DD Dagenham Dock
Changeover point

DX Barking
Changeover point

GY Grays
Changeover point Rainham Interchange

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28.05.37	RD	3ST+	3ST+	3ST
		1ST/175	1ST/175

04.05.38	RD	3ST+	3ST+	3ST
		1ST/175	1ST/175

20.03.40	RD	3ST+	3ST	3ST
		1ST/175

Date	Gar	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
03.10.34	RD	2ST	2ST	2ST

Route History

Operating Garages

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